NGC1266 (Galaxy)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
From South El Monte , NGC1266 is visible in the dawn sky, rising at 01:30 (PDT) and reaching an altitude of 38° above the south-eastern horizon before fading from view as dawn breaks at around 04:54.
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Name
NGC1266
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Object type
Galaxy
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Position
| Right ascension: | 03h16m [1] |
| Declination: | −02°25' [1] |
| Constellation: | Eridanus |
| Magnitude: | 14.39 (B) [1] 10.47 (J) [1] 9.88 (H) [1] 9.48 (K) [1] |
| Hubble type: | S0 |
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